-ify

-ify

English

Alternative forms

• -fy

Etymology

From Middle English -ifien, from Old French -ifier, from Latin -ificare, from -ficus, from facio,"make" or "do". For example, purify from purificare, from purificus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪfaɪ/

Suffix

-ify

1. To produce verbs meaning to make.

Synonyms

• -ise
• -ize

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ify

Related terms

• -faction
• -fic/-ific
• -ficance/-ificance
• -ficant/-ificant
• -fication/-ification
• -fier/-ifier

Translations

to produce verbs meaning to make

Azerbaijani: -laşdırmaq, -ləşdirmək Catalan: -ificar (ca) Chinese: Hakka: -化 (-fa) Mandarin: -化 (-huà) Min Nan: -化 (-hoà) Esperanto: -igi (eo) Finnish: -ntaa, -ntää, -staa, -stää French: -ifier (fr) Galician: -ificar German: -fizieren (de) Greek: -ποιώ (el) (-poió) Hungarian: -ikál, -ít, -sít, -esít, -osít, -ösít, -asít Ido: -ifar Japanese: -化する (kasuru) Latin: -ifico Polish: -fikować Portuguese: -ificar Russian: -ифици́ровать (-ificírovatʹ) Spanish: -ificar (es) Turkish: -laştırmak, -leştirmek

See also

• -ate
• be-
• em-
• en-

Anagrams

• FYI, yif